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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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